Eunha Hoh, Ph.D.

Professor

Associate Director for Research, School of Public Health

Division of Environmental Health
Phone: (619) 594-4671
Office: HT 06
Email: ehoh@sdsu.edu
SPH Biography
Publications

Eunha

Name Position
Nathan Dodder, Ph.D. Research Scientist, SPH Biography, Publications
Srimanti Duttagupta, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher
Kayo Watanabe, MPH Laboratory Manager, Division of Environmental Health
Bill Richardot, MPH Research Specialist
Margaret Stack, MS Research Specialist
Jade Johnson, MS Research Specialist
Claudine Manabat Research Specialist
Thomas Morales, MS Research Assistant
Nicholas Fudge Research Assistant
Alicia Agas Research Assistant
Lia Jablonski Research Assistant
Name Project
Samantha Shinder (Joint Ph.D. program) Assessment of organic contaminants in marine mammals as a model for the health of the Southern California Bight ecosystem.
Claudine Manabat Changes in thirdhand smoke due to aging and ozonation.
Shahrin Salam Evaluation of tobacco product waste in Kendall- Frost Marsh Reserve.
Kamrun Nahar Discovery of Novel Chemical Pollutants in Human Serum from Women Fire-fighters, Nurses and Office-workers.
Ahira Medalla Investigating Remediation Efficacy of Thirdhand Smoke Constituents in House Dust Using a Non-Targeted Analysis Approach.
Alex Lee Characterization of chemical constituents in sediments impacted by cannabis farming using Non-Targeted Analysis (NTA).
Mhyre Dizon Identification of water pollutants associated with agricultural practices.
Chelsea Contreras-Valencia Quantifying pesticide exposure among children of Imperial Valley farm workers.
Maria Noriega Chacon Characterization of thirdhand smoke pollution in indoor furnishing materials.
Ashley Chang Environmental impacts of leached chemicals from tobacco related product waste.
Ryan Duffy Identification of chemical contaminants in local waterways associated with cannabis farming.
Emily Chapman (undergraduate) Identification of compounds in Thirdhand Smoke and method development for cotinine detection in saliva samples.
Karissa Soriano (undergraduate) Thirdhand smoke research.
Maria Atassi (undergraduate) Research on tobacco product waste.
Kalleh Fatah (undergraduate) Thirdhand smoke research
Name Institution Year Project
Jennifer Cossaboon (Ph.D./DVM Student) UC Davis 2023-2024 Offshore DDT+ pollution in the Southern California Bight.
Sung-Deuk Choi, Ph.D. (visiting scholar) Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea 2023 Nontargeted analysis for a comprehensive understanding of environmental pollution.
Ho-Sung Lee (visiting student) Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea 2023 Discovery of novel contaminants in long-range atmopherically transported particulates in South Korea.
Elisa Dufloux Sigman Clermont, France 2019 Non-targeted chemical identification in PM 2.5 samples collected at public events with cannabis use.
Carolina Molina University of Chile, Chile 2019 Personal exposure assessment of PAHs and other air pollutants via silicone wristbands.
Leah Chibwe, Ph.D. Oregon State University 2016 The use of targeted and non-targeted analysis to study complex environmental mixtures of PAHs.
Carlos Manzano, Ph.D. Oregon State University 2013 The identification and quantitation of complex polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in environmental samples using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography with time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Name Type Year Project
Kaylen Wilson Staff, MPH 2024, 2022 Research Specialist for thirdhand smoke, pesticide, and air pollution projects. Thesis: Persistence of Thirdhand Smoke-Related Compounds in House Dust After Commercial Cleaning
Tina Tran BS, Environmental Science 2024 Chemical leachates from secondhand, dyed blue, and red cotton-polyester microfibers
Ahira Medalla Staff 2023 Research Assistant for thirdhand smoke research projects.
Erica Hernandez MS 2023 Investigation of air emission pollutants in border communities using non-targeted analysis
Christine Stewart MPH 2023 Environmental fate and transport of cigarette butt leachate chemicals in a marine environment
Joshua Espinoza MPH 2023 Identification and Assessment of Constituents of Emerging Concern in the Tijuana River Stormwater
Nicholas Hernandez Staff 2023 Thirdhand smoke projects
Alejandro Velasquez Staff 2023 Thirdhand smoke projects
Stephanie Laugherly MPH 2023 Hazard Identification of Chemical Contaminants at U.S.-Mexico Border Sites in the Tijuana River Watershed
Paulina Michel Staff 2022 Thirdhand smoke projects
Pamela Olguin MS 2022 Nontargeted Chemical Analysis of Silicone Wristbands from Children exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke and electronic cigarette vapor
Melissa Pennington MPH 2022 Non-targeted Analysis of Tobacco-Related Compounds Within the Kendall Frost Reserve
Jade Johnson MS 2022 A Nontargeted Analysis of Aerobic and Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Removing Trace Organic Contaminants
Linda Chu Staff 2022 Thirdhand smoke research projects
Katelyn Nynas MPH 2022 Tobacco product pollution in a California urban natural reserve
Jordan Alejo MPH 2022 Bioaccumulation of tobacco product waste in an ecologically important organism from a California urban natural reserve
MaryAnn Zakaria MPH 2021 Identification of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in the Upper South San Francisco Bay Using Non-Targeted Analysis
Nalima Joshi MPH 2021 Detection of Surface Nicotine Using Commercially Available Wipes in Indoor Environments
Laila Hamzai Staff 2020 Thirdhand smoke projects
Lilly Sabet MPH 2020 Non-Targeted Analysis for the Identification of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in San Francisco Bay Sediment
Margaret Stack MS 2020 Assessment of Marine Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds in the Critically Endangered California Condor and their Marine Mammal Prey
Mansi Vyas MPH 2019 Comparison Between Personal Air Nicotine Levels and Nicotine in Wristbands Worn by Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke and E-Cigarette Vapor
Daniel Chang Staff 2019 Nontargeted Analysis of Fire Impacted Water Contaminants and Evaluation of Advanced Wastewater Treatment for Water Reuse
Jade Wong MS 2019 Cellulose Filter Papers for the Measurement of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Marine Mammal Whole Blood
Dana Dautin MS 2018 Body Burden of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in a San Diego Population and Intervention Trials for the Elimination of POPs: Fecal POP Concentrations as Indicators of Successful Intervention Results
Catherine Rice MPH 2018 Type and Preparation of Seafood in the Diet, and Other Demographic Predictors of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Breast Milk of Women from San Diego
Tigran Ghukasyan MPH 2018 Identification of Thirdhand Smoke Chemical Constituents in the Household Dust Using a Nontargeted Approach
Hung-Hsu (Ivan) Wei MPH 2018 Determination of Organic Compounds in Smoked Cigarette Leachate and Their Bioaccumulation Potentials in the Marine Mussel, Mytilus Galloprovincialis
Edward Dominguez MS 2018 Non-Targeted Analysis of Organic Contaminants in Dietary Fish Oil Supplements in the U.S.
Lenard Yabes MPH 2018 Bioaccumulation of Organic Compounds from Smoked Cigarette Litter in the Freshwater Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus Mykiss
William Richardot MPH 2018 Assessing Toxicity and In Vitro Bioactivity of Smoked Cigarette Leachate Using Cell-Based Assays and Chemical Analysis
Jenna Krichling MPH 2018 Non-Targeted Analysis for the Discovery of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Treated Water
Melissa Vales MPH 2017 Distribution of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in San Diego Marinas
Rhonda Saleh MPH 2017 Investigation of Environmental Contaminants in Dietary Fish Oil
Allison McMullen MS 2017 Critical Review of Assessment of Benefits and Concerns of Dietary Fish Oil
Claire O’Brien MPH 2016 Relationship Between PBDEs and Methoxy-PBDEs in Human Breastmilk and Seafood Consumption
Jennifer Cossaboon MS 2016 Enhanced Cataloguing of Halogenated Organic Compounds in Marine Mammals of the Southern California Bight Using a Non-Targeted Analytical Method
Chelsea Basirico MPH 2016 Relationship Between PCBs in Human Breastmilk and Seafood Consumption
Raisa Luna MPH 2016 Non-Targeted Chemical Analysis for the Identification of Persistent Organic Compounds in Treated Wastewater
Mariana Alonso Postdoc 2016 Non-Targeted Chemical Analysis of Persistent Organic Compounds in Brazilian Dolphins
Susan Mackintosh Postdoc 2015 Analysis of Persistent Organic Compounds in Dolphin Blubber and Human Breastmilk
Amanda Gee MPH 2015 Nicotine and Tobacco Specific Nitrosamines in House Dust Collected in Minnesota
Cuong Tran MPH 2014 Comprehensive Analysis of Organic Contaminants in Human Breast Milk
Nicolas Lopez-Galvez MPH 2014 Soil Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Goat Canyon at the US-Mexico Border
Chelsea Rochman Ph.D. 2013 Plastic and Priority Pollutants: A Multiple Stressor in Aquatic Habitats
Chester Huang MPH 2013 Screening Organic Contaminants in the Mojave Desert Tortoise
Anju Melkani MPH 2012 Assessment of the Potential Health Hazardous Chemicals in Household Dust
Tina Davis MPH 2012 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Profiles in Polystyrene Foams in San Diego Bay
Yang Jiao MPH 2012 Elemental Analysis in House Dust Using Handheld X-Ray Fluorescence
Veronika Shevchenko MPH 2011 Characterization of Chemical Compounds in Cigarette Filter Leachates
Almira Van MPH 2010 Persistent Organic Pollutant Content of Marine Debris Found on San Diego Beaches
Beth Wittry MPH 2010 Evaluation of Thirdhand Smoke Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons through Indoor Contamination of Settled House Dust
Richard Hunt MPH 2009 Investigation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Content in Settled House Dust of Homes Exposed to Environmental Tobacco Smoke